Naipes ‘El Leon’ 1897

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Year of Production

1897

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Anonymous imitation of traditional Spanish Cádiz-style playing cards, c.1897.
48 cards in leather pouch inscribed with word ‘Atlanta’ and drawing of a cigar, square corners, printed by letterpress and hand-coloured with stencils.
Demand in Spanish-speaking and ex-colonial countries for such cards, for use in casinos and at home, was attractive to several established manufacturers for exportation to those countries which had no playing card industry.